Alfonso Silva

Experience

Partner and head of Carey’s Corporate / Telecom Group. His practice areas span from corporate and business law, financing, mergers and acquisitions to the regulatory and transactional aspects related to the telecommunications industry, including the Telecom law and regulations, concessions, licenses and permits, and state contracts. Mr. Silva has been appointed representative and/or board member of several multinational companies operating in Chile, including banks.

Activities and Memberships

• Vice-President and Latin America Forum Liason Officer, Communications Law Committee, International Bar Association.
• Member of the legal committee of the Chilean British Chamber of Commerce.
• Member of the board of the Chilean Direct Selling Association (since 1994).
• Member of the Chilean Bar Association (since 1988) and member of its Ethics Committee (2009).
• Member of the Cambridge Society of Chile (since 1993) and director of the same (2009-2016).
• Visiting Professor of the Master of Informatics and Telecommunications Law, Universidad de Chile (2005, 2007 and 2009).
• Assistant Professor of Administrative Law, Universidad de Chile (1985).

Publications

• Author of the Chilean Chapter of Getting The Deal Through - Telecoms and Media (since 2000).
• Co-author of the article "The Potential Impact of Blockchain and Smart Contracts on the Chilean Telecommunications Market", Communications Law Newsletter, International Bar Association (2018).
• Co-author of the article "Analysis of the New Chilean Telecoms Regulation on Multiband Homologation and Certification of Mobile Devices", Communications Law Newsletter, International Bar Association (2017).
• Co-author of the article "International Roaming: Should it be regulated by NRAs and its cost reduced?, Communications Law Newsletter, International Bar Association (2016).
• Author of the article "New Communications Antenna Law in Chile", Communications Law Newsletter, International Bar Association (2013).
• Co-author of the article "The New Telecoms Antenna Law", Chilean Legal Report, Chilean-British Chamber of Commerce (2012).
• Co-author of the article "Amendments to Telecommunications Law in Chile", Chilean Legal Report, Chilean-British Chamber of Commerce (2011).